#2A0738#2A0738

#2A0738 is a very dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.009; OKLCH L 22.2% C 0.092 H 314.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A0738
RGB	rgb(42, 7, 56)
HSL	hsl(283, 78%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(283, 88%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(25%, 87.5%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(8.39, 26.75, -23.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(8.39, 35.58, 318.74°)
OKLab	oklab(22.22% 0.0643 -0.0663)
OKLCH	oklch(22.22% 0.092 314.2)
XYZ	xyz(1.7445, 0.9298, 3.8282)
Luminance	0.0093 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A0738 #153807

analogous

#110738 #2A0738 #38072E

triadic

#2A0738 #382A07 #07382A

tetradic

#2A0738 #381107 #153807 #072E38

square

#2A0738 #381107 #153807 #072E38

split-complementary

#2A0738 #2E3807 #073811

monochromatic

#14031B #14031B #2A0738 #530E6E #7C15A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.71

#2A0738 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.19

#2A0738 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A0738

17.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A0738	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A0738	1.00	17.71	1.19	17.71
#FFFFFF	17.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001639

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#041937

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#29121F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#181818

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a0738;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 7, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(22.2% 0.092 314.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#664b6f',
    500: '#2a0738',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a0738;
$custom-light: #664b6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a0738",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 7,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.857,
    "s": 77.778,
    "l": 12.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.22223,
    "c": 0.09235,
    "h": 314.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0093
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A0738

secondary

#3B7823

accent

#F4346B

background

#F6F4F6

surface

#EBE7EC

border

#C6C3C7

text

#060107

muted

#7A777A

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A0738

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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